Tuesday, July 26, 2011

chihuly exhibit

note to self: waiting until the second to last week to visit an exhibit before it closes is a bad idea.

second note to self: waiting until the second to last week to visit an exhibit before it closes is a bad idea, especially when temperatures in the northeast have been 100+ and everyone in town is looking for indoor entertainment (with a/c).

this past weekend we decided to finally see the chihuly exhibit at the boston museum of fine arts. we found ourselves in lines. lots of lines. line to get into the parking lot. line to get into the museum to buy tickets. line to get a snack. line to get into the actual chihuly exhibit.

but once we made it, we were pulled into the world of dale chihuly's through the looking glass exhibit. his work was impressively grand and whimsical. i have never seen glasswork quite like it.

apparently inspiration for some of his pieces was drawn from a trip he took to finland in 1995 -- such as the piece above, called ikebana boat. unfortunately, i did not bring my baby dslr. but how amazing is that boat!?

a small part of one of his "chandeliers". these hung high up on the ceiling and were many feet long.

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how in the world they managed to move and reconstruct all these pieces without damaging them is beyond me. the insurance on his work must be incredibly high.

despite all the lining, it was a nice way to spend an uncomfortably hot afternoon. how do you like to escape the heat?